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Overclocking my i5

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Hey I was thinking of overclocking my CPU for the first time for the extra performance and just for experience I guess lol.  So my system is an 

i52500k at stock speeds on an Asus Maxiumus IV board and the CPU cooler is an h100i with a gtx 570 for the graphics card. 16gb corsair ram and powered by an Corsair AX760 psu.

 

So my question is can my power supply handle an overclock say up to 4Ghz and most importantly is overclocking using the Asus Bios hard for a beginner like me ? I just don't want to cause an damage to my system or anything like that. 

 

Cheers.

 

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That PSU is very good and will handle it easily. The Asus bios is very easy to work with. Just make the core multiplier higher and you're pretty much golden. Especially if you're only going to 4 Ghz

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That PSU will handle it with ease also the 2500K's usually run super cool not to mention your using a h100i so if you really wanted to you could get 5Ghz if you have a good piece of silicon.

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Well the 4ghz was only a suggestion for starting off and then see if I could push it up to 4.5 lol

Sandy Bridge overclocks much higher than any other generation after it - on average. With that in mind, take a look at the overclock in my signature and then understand how high your CPU could OC.

CPU: 5930K @ 4.5GHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 980Ti AMP! Extreme edition @ 1503MHz/7400MHz | RAM: 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ 2667MHz CAS 13 | Motherboard: Asus X99 Sabertooth | Boot Drive: 400GB Intel 750 Series NVMe SSD | PSU: Corsair HX1000i | Monitor: Dell U2713HM 1440p monitor

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Wow that 4.9 is impressive lol makes my 3.3ghz seem low now :P lol well my main question is when I change the Core multiplayer should I be running benchmarks etc to stress test he system ? and if so what tests etc. and do I need to change the Voltage much ?

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Wow that 4.9 is impressive lol makes my 3.3ghz seem low now :P lol well my main question is when I change the Core multiplayer should I be running benchmarks etc to stress test he system ? and if so what tests etc. and do I need to change the Voltage much ?

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PC: 4770K @ 4.0 GHz --- Maximus VI Hero --- 8 GB 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro --- EVGA 780 TI Classified @ 1300 MHz --- Samsung Evo 250 GB --- Corsair RM 750 --- Corsair Carbide Air 540 --- CM Storm Rapid-I (MX Blues with PMK Evergreen Keycaps) --- Windows XP --- Razer Naga --- Custom Loop Parts: 380I, EKWB 780 Classy Waterblock and Backplate, 240mm and 360mm XT45, Swiftech MCP655, EKWB multi option reservoir, Mayhems Pastel Red, Primochill Primoflex Advanced Clear Tubing, 5 SP 120 Quiet Editions --- Mobile: Surface Pro 3 (i5 128gb) with JD40 (MX Clears) and Microsoft Sculpt Mouse --- Galaxy S6

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